US midterm results put Democrats in Congress control
Early votes topped 61.7 million, Democrats outspent rivals by $800m, and Senate seats flipped in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina after Tuesday’s contests.
Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress and won governors’ races across the United States on Tuesday.
More than 61.7 million ballots were cast before election day, a record for early voting in US midterms.
Total midterm spending hit a record $11.9 billion; Democratic House and Senate candidates outspent Republicans by $800 million.
James Talarico flipped Texas’s Senate seat; Adam Hamilton won Kansas; Annie Andrews took South Carolina.
Exit polls showed Latino voters backing Democrats 62% to 35%, and 18–29-year-olds 72% to 25%.